Kenwood TS-50
Radios · Active in station
HF mobile/base transceiver, won at an N4MZ club silent auction along with an MFJ-4225MV switching power supply and a Vectronics mobile antenna tuner (same auction lot — see MFJ-4225MV Switching Power Supply). Now run with an LDG RC-100 remote tuner controller, LDG 4:1 unun, and a NISSEI RS-101 SWR/power meter — often clipped to the house gutters as an improvised antenna.
Acquired 2024-02-16 from In-person, N4MZ club meeting silent auction.
Used In
- 2024-02-16 — “Check out all these #hamradio goodies! Won the raffle and three more items through silent auction at the [N4MZ] radio club meeting tonight. Woohoo!”
- 2024-09-03 — “First contact through the house gutters! W3PAW reported my signal at 25 over S9… Equipment: Kenwood TS-50 @ 100 Watts, LDG RT/RC-100 Remote Tuner, LDG 4:1 Unun”
- 2025-09-17 — “Just replaced the battery in this Kenwood TS-50 and worked KE0JNC in West Virginia… This old radio remembers again”
- 2026-01-01 — “Mostly out in the garage through the house gutters on this Kenwood TS-50…”
- 2026-07-04 — “I like my TS-50! Tough to beat a Kenwood!”
Owner’s Manual
Available from the manufacturer: www.kenwood.com